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March 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 18 March 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:481:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5910:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5910:59 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:058:05 AM–09:339:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:036:03 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:039:03 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0410:04 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:403:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1911:19 PM–24:4512:45+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Śubha06:036:03 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Udvega09:039:03 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0412:04 PMneutral
Lābha12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Kāla15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Śubha16:344:34 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:056:05 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Cara19:347:34 PM–21:049:04 PMneutral
Roga21:049:04 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Kāla22:3310:33 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0312:03+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Udvega25:331:33+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:023:02+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:324:32+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:5910:59 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 12:2812:28 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:4311:43 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5910:59 AM
Bālavauntil 21:299:29 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:043:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:5910:59 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā12:2812:28 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla11:4311:43 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBava10:5910:59 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:01 06:016:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 790
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:496:49 AM
Moonset
19:167:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:036:03 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0410:04 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1911:19 PM24:4512:45+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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